01-20-2007, 05:03 PM
I've read over the descriptions of women's clothing on the Legio XX site a few times, and they're good, but I'd feel more comfortable making something for my wife if I had illustrations to go with the descriptions. To keep the period consistent, whatever I'd make for her should look right with my gear, which includes segmentata armor, so we look like a couple rather than people from different centuries.
Does anyone have helpful illustrations handy? Or photographs to show what the finished goods should look like? (No need to trouble with drawing stuff just to answer my question -- I'm just hoping someone's already done that.)
Another question along the same lines: What does one do to avoid ugly seams in clavi? I don't see a lot of really wide fabric in stores, and buying a huge length of fabric just to get a narrow seamless piece seems wasteful. If the clavi have a seam halfway between the hem and shoulder will they still look decent, or will the seam throw off the way the fabric hangs? Is it better to sew clavi in between panels of fabric, or to sew it onto the surface of solid panels? (In the text illustration below, hyphens represent clavi fabric, presumably of a contrasting color.)
Is this better: _____--_____ Or is this: _____--_____ ?
Does anyone have helpful illustrations handy? Or photographs to show what the finished goods should look like? (No need to trouble with drawing stuff just to answer my question -- I'm just hoping someone's already done that.)
Another question along the same lines: What does one do to avoid ugly seams in clavi? I don't see a lot of really wide fabric in stores, and buying a huge length of fabric just to get a narrow seamless piece seems wasteful. If the clavi have a seam halfway between the hem and shoulder will they still look decent, or will the seam throw off the way the fabric hangs? Is it better to sew clavi in between panels of fabric, or to sew it onto the surface of solid panels? (In the text illustration below, hyphens represent clavi fabric, presumably of a contrasting color.)
Is this better: _____--_____ Or is this: _____--_____ ?